Effects of positive psychotherapy on anxiety and quality of life in chronic Urticaria
Journal of Psychosomatic Research, cilt.210, 2026 (SCI-Expanded, SSCI, Scopus)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Cilt numarası: 210
- Basım Tarihi: 2026
- Doi Numarası: 10.1016/j.jpsychores.2026.112903
- Dergi Adı: Journal of Psychosomatic Research
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus, BIOSIS, CINAHL, EMBASE, MEDLINE, MLA - Modern Language Association Database, Psycinfo, MLA International Bibliography, Health Research Premium Collection (ProQuest)
- Anahtar Kelimeler: Anxiety, Chronic Urticaria, Life quality, Positive psychotherapy based counseling, Urticaria activity score
- Erciyes Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet
Özet
Introduction Individual, social, and economic consequences including anxiety and poor quality of life are recognised to result from allergic disorders. A positive, realistic viewpoint that emphasises balance and the body is provided by positive psychotherapy. The purpose of this randomized, controlled intervention study was to investigate how counseling based on positive psychotherapy affected anxiety and quality of life. Methods Patients in the intervention group had eight sessions of individual counseling based on positive psychotherapy in addition to standard treatment. Other than standard care, the members of the control group received no interventions. The Dermatological Quality of Life Scale (DYQS), Urticaria Activity Score, State-Trait Anxiety Scale, and Personal Information Form were employed as data collection instruments. The study had 66 patients with Chronic Spontaneous Urticaria (CSU), 32 of whom were in the intervention group and 34 of whom were in the control group. Results The mean scores of the intervention group decreased significantly from pre-test to post-test for urticaria activity (UAS7: 28.22 ± 11.17 to 4.22 ± 4.30, p ' 0.001), dermatological quality of life (DLQI: 38.63 ± 7.61 to 5.09 ± 6.19, p ' 0.001), situational anxiety (61.63 ± 7.73 to 26.03 ± 4.71, p ' 0.001), and trait anxiety (61.56 ± 7.90 to 25.13 ± 3.66, p ' 0.001). Furthermore, post-test scores between the intervention and control groups showed statistically significant differences in favor of the intervention group in all primary outcomes, including the total UAS7 score (intervention: 4.22 ± 4.30 vs. control: 21.56 ± 11.81, p ' 0.001) and the total dermatological quality of life score (intervention:5.09 ± 6.19 vs. control:30.85 ± 10.17, p ' 0.001). Conclusions Counseling based on positive psychotherapy has been shown to improve people's quality of life while lowering anxiety and urticaria symptoms. This study demonstrates how these treatments can enhance the quality of life for patients with chronic urticaria by lowering their anxiety and illness symptoms.